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Michelle Bachmann not backing down from Muslim accusations

GateHouse News Service <http://www.galesburg.com>
Posted Jul 19, 2012 @ 08:26 AM

Michelle Bachmann is not backing down from accusations she made that the
Muslim Brotherhood has infiltrated the federal government via connected
members of Congress and high-security departments.

Bachmann said she will "not be silent as this administration appeases our
enemies," and she is calling for a full investigation.

Bachmann and five other congressmen sent five separate letters to five
separate Inspectors General on June 13, according to PatriotUpdate.com,
raising the concerns. Rep. Keith Ellison –– the only Muslim member of
Congress –– wrote back, asking for evidence of the accusations. On July 18,
Bachmann came back with a 16-page response, pointing out what she
considered evidence.

In the response, Bachmann, from Minnesota, singled out Huma Abedin –– a top
aide to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for nearly two decades –– saying
her late father, her mother and brother are "connected to Muslim
Brotherhood operatives and/or organizations."

Abedin is married to New York Rep. Anthony Weiner, who is Jewish. Abedin is
a Muslim of Pakistani descent, according to CBSNews.com, and she is close
with both Hillary Clinton and Bill Clinton.

Sen. John McCain came to the defense of Abedin, saying, "These attacks have
no logic, no basis and no merit, and they need to stop."

"When anyone, not least a member of Congress, launches specious and
degrading attacks against fellow Americans on the basis of nothing more
than fear of who they are and ignorance of what they stand for, it defames
the spirit of our nation, and we all grow poorer because of it," McCain
continued.

McCain made the statements after the five House Republicans questioned
whether Abedin has ties to terrorism.

According to CBSNews.com, the State Department has responded to the
allegations with very harsh language, calling Bachmann's charges "vicious
and disgusting lies."
Ellison responded to the 16-page response by saying Bachmann has provided
no "credible evidence" for her claims and "simply rehashes claims that have
existed for years on anti-Muslim websites," according to Salon.com.

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